Chapter 1101

Indeed, no matter how arrogant one was, the media could always bring them to their knees.

The media had brought down numerous glorious and haughty international superstars, ruining their
careers. In the end, these international superstars did not even dare to leave their homes.

Annette and Lacey would soon follow in their footsteps.

The organizers cleared the runway and politely asked the models and other designers to leave.

Then, the host got onto the stage again and said calmly into the microphone, “The team of judges, the
organizer of this competition, and the National Design Association have jointly agreed to disqualify
Annette and Lacey and ban them from participating in any competition for three years.”

Upon hearing this, Lacey smiled bitterly but did not object.

What’s the use of objecting now?

Annette, on the other hand, reacted strongly to the announcement and wanted to protest. After all,
Sally was fine. Therefore, Annette could argue that they had touched the dress and jewelry out of
curiosity but did not do anything to it.

However, before she could say anything, Natalie mouthed the words, “The dress and jewelry that you
tried to destroy was fake.”

When Annette finally understood what Natalie was saying, she opened her mouth wide but did not say
anything.

So, this is what happened. No wonder Sally is fine. It turns out that the dress and jewelry that Lacey
and I sabotaged were fake. Natalie deliberately put them there to trick us. She expected us to do
something, so she prepared that in advance. Then she turned on the surveillance camera and



pretended to leave so that she could catch whoever wanted to sabotage her. Lacey and I were like
idiots coming to the dressing room and doing something to their dress and jewelry under the
surveillance camera. We even thought that our plans were flawless and were confident that we could
eliminate them. But while we were celebrating, Natalie and Lina were probably laughing at us for falling
into their trap.

At this moment, Annette was completely disheartened. She could only accept the penalty meted out to
her.

What’s the use of fighting? Can I win over them?

In the end, Annette and Lacey were led away.

The host had even made the security team lead them to walk before the other designers.

It was to warn the other designers to abide by the rules. Otherwise, they would end up just like them.

Although Annette and Lacey’s penalties were similar to Julian’s, they had it worst. The media and the
audience watching the live stream now remembered their faces. Annette and Lacey could never hope
to appear in public again.

Meanwhile, Julian was shamed only in her own country. Compared to Annette and Lacey, she was
slightly better off.

“It feels wonderful. We finally got rid of those two.” Lina smiled and placed her hands on her waist as
she watched Annette and Lacey leave.

Natalie nodded. “I know.”

Right then, the host approached her and said, “Natalie, Ms. Mackenzie would like to speak to you.”



Natalie smiled. “Okay, I’ll go to her immediately.”

With that, she turned to Lina and said, “I’m gonna go meet my mentor for a while.”

“Go ahead.” Lina nodded.

Natalie placed a hand on her abdomen and went to the judges’ area. There, Natalie chatted with
Mercede for more than ten minutes. After that, Mercede and the other top designers left the
competition venue.

Natalie returned to Lina.

Lina held her arm and asked, “What did you and your mentor talk about?”

“Nothing much. We just talked about our thoughts on what happened just now. She advised me to be
careful with my words,” Natalie replied with a smile.

Lina nodded. “We do have to be careful with our words. Otherwise, something similar might happen
again.”

“Yes, let’s return to the dressing room. By the way, where is Sal?” Natalie suddenly glanced around to
look for Sally.

Lina smiled. “She left with Mr. Campbell after changing her clothes.”

“So, that’s where she went.” Natalie shook her head and chuckled.




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